| Stage 1: carpel initiation | Stage 2: elongation of carpel walls | Stage 3: during meiosis | Stage 4: after meiosis | Source |
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E. californica | 0.39–0.65 mm BD: stage 5, carpel initiation | 1.65–2.25 mm BD: stage 6, microsporangia initiate | 2.3–2.8 mm BD: stage 8: male meiosis | 3.5–5.5 mm BD: stage 9, female meiosis | Becker [12] |
A. thaliana | 0.3 mm BL: stage 5, sepals enclose bud | 0.4 mm BL: stage 9, petal primordia stalked at base | 0.5 mm BL: stage 11, stigmatic papillae appear | 0.7–1 mm BL: stage 12, petals level with long stamens | Smyth et al. [13]; Armstrong and Jones [14] |
O. sativa | 0.9–1.5 mm IL: stage 6, differentiation of glumes | 1.5–40 mm IL: stage 7, differentiation of floral organs | – | 40–220 mm IL: stage 8. rapid elongation of rachis and branches | Ikeda et al. [15] |